Tiruvannamalai is the place where Annamalaiyar (Arunachaleshwarar) temple is located and it is one of the greatest Shiva temples in the world. Tiruvannamalai haas long been associated with Yogis and Siddhars. Tiruvannamalai earned it's worldwide fame because of the famous 20th century guru Sri Ramana Maharishi.
A common feeling among devout Hindus is: Birth at Tiruvarur is a boon. Visiting Chidambaram is a boon. Death at Varanasi is a boon. Thought of Tiruvannamala itself is a boon. Tiruvannamalai is one of the 'Pancha bhoota sthal'(Sthalangal in Tamil) and it represent the Fire element along with Chidambaram(Sky), Tiruvanaikoil(Water), Kancheepuram(Land) and SriKalahasti(Air). A grand scale celebration takes place on the Karthigai Dheepam day and on that evening, a huge lamp lit on the top of the mountain in a cauldron which contain 3 tonnes of Ghee.
Girivalam (Circumambulation) of the 14km distance mountain is considered to be and more than hundred thousands of pligrims circumambulate the Arunachala hills barefoot on every full moon day. Advaita Vedanta guru Bhagavan Shri Ramana Maharishi lived here for 53 years until his death in 1950 and his ashram is located at the foothills of Arunachala mountain.
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